Officials with Texas Motor Speedway and Cowtown Marathon, Inc. have unveiled the course layout for the inaugural “No Limits” Half Marathon and 5K running events that will be held at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012.

Several thousand runners from across Texas and the Southwest are expected to compete in the event, which will be held on the 1,500-acre site at TMS. The race, which benefits Speedway Children’s Charities-Texas Chapter, will be held on a portion of the speedway’s infield road course. The final lap will he held on the 1.5-mile oval speedway.

Officials said the course has been officially certified and sanctioned by the United States Track & Field (USAT&F) and is now available for viewing on the event website, www.nolimitsrun.com. Runners can also register and sign up for both events on this site.

Texas Motor Speedway and Cowtown Marathon officials have unveiled the course layout and logo for the No Limits Half Marathon and 5K races that will be held at the track on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. (Courtesy photo)

Registration on race day will begin at 6 p.m. and the half-marathon and 5K events will begin at 7:30 a.m.

The starting line for the “No Limits” Half Marathon will take place in front of Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, which is located in the infield at TMS. Competitors will then head out of the North Tunnel to begin their run.

Highlights of the race include the following:

Mile 1 — After coming out of the tunnel, the runners will run on the backstretch past the Burnout Alley exclusive RV area and enjoy an elevated look of the track and the fast frontstretch grandstands and suites.

Miles 3-6 — While on the outer ring road, the runners will pass the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track and Lil’ Texas Motor Speedway as well as run across the Tony Stewart Bridge past The Speedway Club building as they move to the inner ring.

Miles 7.5-9 — The runners will take a quick swing through Pit Stop Park, an exclusive area for race week tailgaters.

Mile 9 — The runners will have a long stretch on the concession/souvenir concourse beneath the 112,622 seats on the speedway’s frontstretch.

Mile 10.5 — The runners will head back through the North Tunnel and then onto a portion of the speedway’s infield road course layout.

Mile 12 — The runners will have a wide lane that cuts through the Liftmaster Garage, which will house the race expo, past cheering fans and onto the pit lane area for the final stretch. Similar to Olympic marathon, the runners will close out the half marathon by completing their final lap on the 1.5-mile oval. They will run around the oval on the wide, flat apron portion of the track surface and then receive the checkered flag from a flag man at the actual start/finish line.

After the race, a post-race party, complete with music and entertainment will also be held. In addition, a variety of music acts will perform on stages every 1.5 miles of the run.

Cowtown Marathon, Inc. officials there will be a variety of awards given in different age groups and categories including: Overall Male &Female, Overall Male & Female Masters for the Half Marathon and Overall Male & Female, Overall Male & Female Masters and Overall Male & Female Youth for 5K.

The overall winners will be treated to the same post-race celebration in Victory Lane as the race winners in NASCAR and INDYCAR. In addition to the medal presentations, each major category winner will receive a cowboy hat and will fire a pair of Turnbull 45 Colt-style, single-action revolvers in celebration just like the NASCAR and INDYCAR race winners.

TMS officials said the Liftmaster Nationwide garage will play host to a runner’s expo that will be open from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. on race day.

Officials said that free parking will be made available in the infield for competitors and a free shuttle tram service will be made available for friends and family. There will also be overflow competitor parking outside of the infield’s South Tunnel.

Entry fees for the “No Limits” Half Marathon are $85 through July 31; $95 through Sept. 30; $100 through Oct. 25 and $125 on race day. The 5K entry fee is $25 through July 31, $30 through Oct. 25 and $25 on race day.

In addition, there is also separate pricing for corporate and open teams in both the “No Limits” Half Marathon and 5K, and school teams for the 5K. Officials said each participant’s race packet will include a special promotion for race tickets for those runners interested in attending the AAA Texas 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, Nov. 4.